presence of the --bare flag when initialising and cloning the repo
the path to the Git directory, $HOME/.cfg/ for bare and $HOME/.cfg/.git/ for non-bare.
-# Storing your dotfiles using a non-bare, default repository:
+### Using a non-bare repository:
1. git init $HOME/.cfg
2. alias cfg='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/.git/ --work-tree=$HOME'
4. cfg config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
5. cfg add .vimrc + config commit -m "add .vimrc" + Set up a remote repository on GitHub or your Git server of choice + config push
-# Install
+### Install
1. echo ".cfg" >> .gitignore
2. git clone <remote-git-repo-url> $HOME/.cfg
4. cfg config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
5. cfg checkout
-# Using a bare repository like @durdn's tutorial
+### Using a bare repository
1. git init --bare $HOME/.cfg
2. alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
-3. echo "alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'" >> $HOME/.zsh/aliases
-4. config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
-5. config add .vimrc + config commit -m "add .vimrc" + set up a remote repository on GitHub or your Git server of choice + config push
+3. echo "alias cfg='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'" >> $HOME/.zsh/aliases
+4. cfg config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
+5. cfg add .vimrc + cfg commit -m "add .vimrc" + set up a remote repository on GitHub or your Git server of choice + cfg push
-# Install
+### Install
1. echo ".cfg" >> .gitignore
2. git clone --bare <remote-git-repo-url> $HOME/.cfg
-3. alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
-4. config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
-5. config checkout
+3. alias cfg='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
+4. cfg config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
+5. cfg checkout
+
+### References, Links
-# References, Links
- https://www.ackama.com/blog/posts/the-best-way-to-store-your-dotfiles-a-bare-git-repository-explained
- https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles
- https://bitbucket.org/durdn/cfg/src/master/